Feng Poyu said with a smile: "There is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of the barbarians, whether they can be invincible depends on who commands them. The meaning of this sentence naturally refers to the fact that the barbarians are commanded by him and are invincible.

Zhou Ting didn't have a chance to say anything for a while, after all, Feng Poyu could indeed be regarded as a battle-gotten achievement.

"Marquis Changling is still worried?" Feng Poyu smiled faintly: "This general led his troops to fight in Mobei at the beginning, and he has always won more with less, Chu Huan's Northwest Army was unbearable when it was beaten by the Western Liang people, and the combat effectiveness of the barbarians was not under the Western Liang people. They seemed to be beautiful before, but they just won the Xishan Army, how could the Xishan Army under Qiao Mingtang be compared with the soldiers and horses under Ben Hou? ”

Zhou Ting said with a solemn expression: "In this way, is the Marquis of Beiyong preparing to disobey the will of the Holy Lord and abandon the city to fight?" ”

"It's impossible to abandon the city." Feng Poyu shook his head and said: "Benhou will stay in the city to guard the soldiers and horses, but instead of staying in the city and waiting to be killed, it is better to give it a go." If he wins the first battle, he can remove Chu Huan's threat to Hexi! ”

"What if I lose?" Zhou Ting asked.

Feng Poyu frowned, pondered for a moment, and finally said, "At that time, it is not too late to retreat to Yunshan City. He also said: "Marquis Changling, Benhou has prepared to write to the saint, and the plan of Benhou will be presented to the saint, since you are here, I hope you will go to the book with me." ”

Zhou Ting looked a little worried, and asked, "Marquis Beiyong, are you underestimating Chu Huan's strength?" Don't forget jì, Chu Huan is in the northwest, but he has defeated Qiao Mingtang and Xiao Huanzhang in a row, this person is not an ordinary person! ”

"It's good to think well before the war." Feng Poyu said expressionlessly: "But if you don't have the heart to win, look forward and backward, and even have the intention of fearing the enemy, it's not a good thing." ”

What he said was quite unkind, and Zhou Ting immediately said: "Marquis Beiyong, I came in the name of the Holy Lord to help you resist Chu Huan, everything is just a little more careful, if you are afraid of the enemy, please take it back." ”

Feng Poyu said with a smile: "The Marquis of Changling misunderstood, Ben Hou didn't say that you were afraid of the enemy, but just told you, since you have made up your mind to fight to the death with Chu Huan, Ben Hou has already saved the heart of victory." He looked up at the sky and said, "If the Marquis of Changling is reluctant, Benhou will go to the saint alone." ”

Zhou Ting opened his mouth, wanted to speak and stopped, but did not say anything after all.

When it was dark, all the generals under Feng Poyu's command had been ordered to come, and in the big tent, Feng Poyu's golden sword was sitting in the middle, and Zhou Ting was sitting aside, in addition to the four major households of Yiman, there were still several important generals.

Shuwutai and An Lei still looked at each other angrily, but in front of Feng Poyu, no one dared to attack.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the general has already received the military report, Chu Huan's troops and horses are ready to move, if nothing else, it is possible to send troops to Yunshan in the next few days." Feng Poyu said in a deep voice: "The Marquis of Changling is ordered by the Holy Lord to assist us in destroying the enemy!" ”

Everyone looked at Zhou Ting, Marquis of Changling, and when they saw that he looked weak, they all felt disdain from the bottom of their bones.

Whether it is the four barbarian households, or other generals in Hexi, they are all experienced in a hundred battles, like tigers and wolves, and elegant literati like Zhou Ting, they naturally don't take it seriously.

Zhou Ting naturally saw the disdain between everyone's eyebrows, but he remained silent and said lightly: "Beiyong Hou is polite, Ben Hou has no power to restrain the chicken, if you really want to break the enemy, you still have to rely on you." After a pause, he said: "The Holy Lord's will, the whole army will stick to Yunshan Mansion City, as long as it holds on for two months, the imperial court will send reinforcements!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, one of the generals had already said loudly: "Hold on and wait for help? Marquis Changling, does the Holy Lord really have such a will? ”

Zhou Ting said lightly: "Could it be that Benhou can still forge the holy order?" ”

"Marquis Changling, let's mainly use cavalry and enter the city to defend it, won't the cavalry abandon their martial arts?" One said loudly.

But the barbarian Ibu had already stood up and said in a rough voice: "Facing the enemy and retreating, this is not the temper of our barbarian warriors, and I will never allow my warriors to insult their own reputation in such a way." ”

For a while, all the generals shouted one after another, and they all demanded a decisive battle with the Northwest Army.

Zhou Ting frowned, and said in a deep voice: "This is the will of the Holy Lord, could it be that you want to resist the will?" ”

Because of the battle with An Lei, Shuwutai held back the fire in his stomach and had nowhere to vent, stood up, and said loudly: "We came to the Central Plains to help your Qin State suppress the rebellion, but we are not in the city where we are located. ”

Although An Lei is incompatible with Shuwutai, he is also opposed to holding the city in his bones.

For the barbarians, the important purpose of war is not only to crush the enemy, but most importantly, to defeat the enemy and obtain abundant loot.

Although they were brave and good at fighting, they lacked real strategic vision, and in their view, the only way to obtain military merit and rich loot was to attack through guò.

Moreover, almost all of the barbarian soldiers transferred to the Central Plains this time were elite cavalry selected from various tribes, and they were eager to kill and warlike in their bones, and they knew very well in their hearts that the barbarian cavalry could only conduct field battles in order to exert their maximum combat effectiveness, and it was not what they were good at in the city.

Zhou Ting frowned and was about to speak, Feng Poyu had already raised his hand to stop and said: "Marquis Changling, you have also seen it, everyone is full of morale, and all the warriors here are experienced warriors, since they all feel that they should fight, I think it is better to listen to everyone's opinions." ”

Zhou Ting knew that in this case, the possibility of convincing these people to retreat to Yunshan Mansion City was already very small, and sighed: "Marquis Beiyong, once you are rude, the Holy Lord will be held accountable, have you ever thought about the consequences?" ”

"The meaning of the saint will naturally not be wrong." Feng Poyu said: "Yunshan Mansion City, it still has to be defended, Ben Hou is not leaving the city alone, Changling Hou, it is better to do this, Yunshan Mansion City, I will hand it over to you to guard, Ben Hou has nearly 2,000 soldiers and horses stationed in the city, and Changling Hou can go to those gentry in the city, let them come out to organize the city to be strong, strengthen the defense of the city, we both fight and defend, what do you think?" ”

Zhou Ting groaned slightly, and finally asked, "Since the Marquis of Beiyong wants to fight this battle, does he have a specific plan?" Chu Huan also has a lot of cavalry under his command! ”

Feng Poyu had already stood up, turned around and walked to a map behind him, raised his hand and said: "This is the map of the West Mountain Road, Ben Hou has already thought about it, and he will line up in the Autumn Wind Plain to meet the Northwest Army." ”

Zhou Ting got up and walked over slowly, and the other generals also gathered around.

"Marquis Changling, look, this is the Autumn Wind Plain, only a hundred miles south of Yunshan Mansion City!" Feng Poyu stretched out his hand and pointed to a place on the map and said: "In the middle of this is a basin, wide and flat, a horse and a flat river, it is the favorite place of the cavalry, there are more than ten miles wide, on his left and right, there are two highlands, condescending!" ”

Zhou Tingdao: "I've seen it here, you mean to garrison troops here?" ”

"Exactly." Feng Poyu said with a smile: "This is the most suitable place, and Ben Hou has already made preparations, the soldiers and horses of Shuwutai are now stationed in Qiufeng Plain, and they are also the front line of our army's garrison." ”

Zhou Ting stroked his beard thoughtfully.

"Chu Huan's total strength this time out of the pass, but 30,000 people, he has to stay in Xigu Pass, Liangzhou, Tongzhou to guard the soldiers and horses, especially Liangzhou, the south is Xu Chang's sphere of influence, Chu Huan is no matter how bold he is, he will inevitably leave troops and horses in Liangzhou, if nothing else, these places, at least five or six thousand people and horses must be dispersed, and the largest that can really be used to attack Yunshan is only more than 20,000 people." Feng Poyu looked quite confident, "His cavalry, according to the people I sent to investigate, is only a few thousand, mainly one step soldier, Ben Hou has nine thousand cavalry on hand, four thousand foot soldiers, in addition to the two thousand foot soldiers who stayed in Yunshan Mansion City, there are still two thousand foot soldiers who can be used to fight, in addition, there are thousands of soldiers and horses in Xishan, combined, there are also thirteen or four thousand people, enough to compete with Chu Huan." ”

"Yes, what is the current situation of the Xishan Army?" Zhou Ting asked.

Feng Poyu said: "After Qiao Mingtang fled in fear of crime, Ben Hou has already reorganized the soldiers and horses of Yunshan, and there are more than 3,000 people, which is still some combat effectiveness. Now this army is stationed in the area of Akikazehara, and once the war starts, they can be used as the vanguard. ”

Zhou Ting bowed slightly, then thought of something, and asked, "They shouldn't have any problems, right?" Naturally, I also thought that these soldiers and horses were originally under the command of Qiao Mingtang, but now that Qiao Mingtang's whereabouts are unknown, is this army really willing to obey Feng Poyu's dispatch and go all out.

Feng Poyu smiled faintly and said: "After all, they are still the soldiers and horses of the Qin State, Qiao Mingtang's crime of rebellion has been made public, if they still read Qiao Mingtang, it is also a group of thieves, if they can fight with all their strength on the battlefield, after the war, Benhou will ask the court for them to take credit, otherwise!" He clenched his fists and sneered: "Just for the imperial court to exterminate this rebellious army." ”

Zhou Ting pondered slightly, and finally said: "Since the Marquis of Beiyong insists on fighting a decisive battle with Chu Huan, I know that I can't persuade you to change your mind, but I must plan carefully, and I must not despise the Northwest Army." ”

Feng Poyu glanced at everyone before he said, "Ben Hou will not underestimate the Northwest Army, but he is full of confidence in my brothers. He said solemnly: "Everyone, this battle is also the time for you to really make a name for yourself, as long as you defeat Chu Huan, glory, wealth, nobility and generosity are no problem for you." He smiled strangely and said: "If you can hit Tongzhou and go to Tongzhou City more, Benhou will give you three days of freedom in the city, no matter what you want to do, just do it." ”

As soon as he said this, many people's faces suddenly showed excitement.

Zhou Ting changed color and said: "Marquis Beiyong, this is okay!" ”

"Marquis Changling, don't get me wrong." Feng Poyu had already raised his hand and said: "Benhou just let them relax after the big war, desperately suppress the thieves, and after nine deaths, they must always give some explanations to the brothers." ”